- Fandom: The Hobbit (Movie)
- Characters: Thorin/Original Male Character; also featuring Thorin/Original Female Character and Fili and Kili
- Rating: Adults only (NC-17)
- Type: Character fiction, slash
- Summary: Thorin has taken work in a town of Men in a stony river valley, and must make do with local talent.
He did not expect to be quite so popular.
- Notes: Otherwise known as Bitter Smithing: A Novelette. With enormous thanks to Stewardess for beta-reading and general encouragement.
<br /><br />For elegance, I eschew Tolkien’s custom of capitalising “man”, except where specifically discussing racial characteristics. Descriptions of medieval smithcraft herein should not be relied upon in the event of Sauron’s return.
<br /><br />Other tags: Hurt/comfort, Size Difference, Age Difference, Virgin Thorin, Majestic Thorin, Competence Kink
- Related links: <a href="http://eyebrowofdoom.oscillating.net/fan-fiction/fic-the-apprentice-2/">Part 2</a> | <a href="http://eyebrowofdoom.oscillating.net/fan-fiction/fic-the-apprentice-3/">Part 3</a> | <a href="http://eyebrowofdoom.oscillating.net/fan-fiction/fic-the-apprentice-4/">Part 4</a>
<br /><br />Read or download as one part on <a href="http://archiveofourown.org/works/1169655?view_full_work=true">AO3</a>.
